How Often to Change Cabin Air Filters

The general recommendation for how often to change cabin air filters is every 15,000 miles. Your owner’s manual will contain model-specific service intervals, and our Woodway-area service center can give you recommendations based on driving conditions, driving habits, and the local climate. Below, you can learn the answers to questions like, “What does a cabin air filter do?”, “How much does a cabin air filter cost?”, and more.

What Does a Cabin Air Filter Do?

If you’re asking, “What does a cabin air filter do?”, you should know that it’s extremely important for keeping the air in your vehicle clean. A cabin air filter removes dirt, dust, pollen, and other contaminants from the air that passes through the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems of your vehicle.

When Do I Change My Cabin Air Filter?

Several factors can alter how often to change your cabin air filter including:

• Poor air quality from smog or construction
• Dust from driving in the desert or on dirt roads
• Or going off-roading

Any of these will make it so that you need to change your filter more frequently. Watch out for these signs that it’s time to change your cabin air filter in Temple:

1. Reduced airflow when climate control systems are on
2. Lingering unpleasant odors
3. Increasing dust settling on vehicle surfaces

Tips on How To Change a Cabin Air Filter

It’s easy for most Gatesville drivers to change their cabin air filter themself, so you can do it too. Just follow these steps.

1. Locate your filter using your owner’s manual. Knowing where it is will determine how easily you can replace the cabin air filter.
2. Usually, the cabin air filter is behind the glove box or under the hood. Both of these places are fairly accessible. In some models, the filter is under the dashboard and more difficult to reach.
3. It may be messy to remove the dirty air filter, so put on gloves and a mask.
4. Throw away the old filter and replace it with an OEM filter so that you can be sure that it fits perfectly, is of good quality, and maintains the RAM, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, FIAT warranty.

How Much Does Changing a Cabin Air Filter Cost?

It will depend on your vehicle, but a cabin air filter costs anywhere between $30 to $70 with service included. If your vehicle is still under warranty and you go to an authorized service center, some costs may be covered. You can also order the filter yourself online, and save by using our parts or service specials.

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Schedule service at our service center in Allen Samuels Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram FIAT for your next cabin air filter change, oil change, tire rotation, or major repair! Otherwise, our other service tips and tricks can help you do what you can at home.